Rope-splicing shackle.



F. AXELSON. .ROPE -SPLIGING SHAGKLB.

APPLICATION IILED DBG. 24, 1912.

1 ,095,446, Patented May 5, 1914.

S14/vento@ FRITZ AXELSON, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

ROPE-SPLICING SHACKLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 5, 1914.

Application filed December 24, 1912. Serial No. 738,400.

To all 207mm it may concern Be it known that I, FRrrz AxELsoN, a citlf zen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rope Splicing Shackles; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specication.

My invention relates to improvements in devices adapted for use in connecting the short end of a rope with the body of the latter where a loop is formed. Heretofore, so far as I am aware this has been accomplished by splicing the rope or interweaving the strands or threads of the short end with those of the body of the rope; or by winding the end and body of the rope with twine, wire, or other material for the purpose of securely connecting the short end of the rope with the body thereof to form the loop or eye for the purpose of connecting the rope by means of a snap hook, S-hook, or other device, when the rope is employed for hoist-ing purposes or in any other suitable manner.

My object is to providea device which shall be exceedingly simple in construction and at the same time adapted to eectively perform the function of connecting the short end of the rope with the body thereof in forming the loop, the device being of such shape that the loop may be formed with great facility. Furthermore, where my improved shackle is employed the short end of the rope may be disconnected from the body of the rope when it is desired to loosen the rope from the article to which it is attached, hence the superiority of a device of this character for performing the splicing function.

Generally speaking, my improved shackle consists of a piece of metal having` hooks formed on its opposite extremities and approximately in line with each other in a longitudinal direction or lengthwise of the shackle, the two hooks being formed at right angles to each other and connected by a shank diagonally arranged with reference to the axis of the shackle or of the rope with which the shackle is connected. One of the hooks of the shackle engages the loop of the rope on the inside and constitutes a wearing part which is engaged by the hook connected with the end of the rope, thus relieving the rope from the direct wear incident to the engagement of the hook directly with the loop of the rope.

Having briefly outlined my improved construction I will proceed to describe the same in detail, reference being made to the accompanying drawing in which is illustrated an embodiment thereof.

In this drawing, Figure 1, is a detail view of my improved rope splicing shackle shown in connection with a snap hook, the rope to which the shackle is adapted to be applied being indicated by dotted lines. Fig. 2, is a view taken at right angles to Fig. 1, or a view looking in the direction of arrow 2, Fig. 1, the rope, however, being shown in full lines. Fig. 3, is a view looking in the oppo site direction from that shown in Fig. 2, or a view looking in the direction of arrow 3, Fig. 1, with the rope shown in full lines.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the views.

Let the numeral 5 designate my improved shackle considered in its entirety. The body or shank 6, of the shackle extends `in the general direction of the line of the rope 7 to which the shackle is adapted to be applied. This shank or body 6, however, extends diagonally to the direction of the axis of the rope 7, or the longitudinal axis of the loop S, which is formed and maintained through the instrumentality of my improved' shackle. .At one extremity of the shank 6, is formed a hook 9, which conforms approximately to the curve of the inside of the loop 8, the exterior surface of the hook being hollowed out or transversely concaved as shown at 10, to conform to the curve of the rope, while the hook is bent to conform to the inside curve of the loop as heretofore Y stated. The opposite extremity of the shank or body G, of the shackle is provided with a hook 12, which is bent to pass around the adjacent part of the short end 13, of the rope on the outside, thus fo-rming a seat in which the short end of the rope fits closely. The free extremity 14, of this hook 12, extends transversely somewhat beyond the short end of the rope whereby aV seat is also formed for the body of the rope which occupies a position in engagement with the short end of the rope but beyond the latter in the direction of the mouth, between the therein, where a snap hook of the character illustrated is to be employed in connection with. the shackle, the hook 9. of tue shackle passed through the eye 1G, of the snep hook, otter which the tree ond 1?, et' the rope is passed through the eye of the snap hook between the hook 9, of the shaekle, and the swivel 1), of the snep hook. This free end ot th rope is drawn through 'tar enough to perrnit ot its being` seated tightlv in the hook l2, while at the saine tiine it eX- tends a short distance beyond the last nznned hook in order that it may be retained securely in place. Before placing the short member of the rope within the grasp oit' the hook 1Q, the body of the rope or the longer portion. thereof, adjacent the tree end, drawn forwardly :troni the shank of the shackle, between the two hooks thereof4H this body portion being drawn toward the operetor approximately parallel with the direction in which the tree extremity let, ot the hook l2, of the shackle extends. This ziet forms e sort of zr kink in the longer portion of the rope whereby the latter extends port way around the shank of the shackle, and in engagement therewith. The operator then holds the longer portion ot the rope in the aforesaid position and forces the short enel or portion ot the rope adjacent the Ytree extremity ot the latter, into the bottoni ot the hook l2, after which the body or longer portion of the rope is drawn in the general direction of the free extremity thereof, and as power is applied thereto, in the direction oit its length, it is caused to press tightly upon the short end olf the rope, while the lat-ter is seeurelv retained within the hook 12.

tlzwingg` thns described my invention, what l oleini is:

l. A shackle'comprising e shank, a longitudinally arranged hook at one extremity adapted to be inserted into the loop of an article to be secured, said hook having in its outer side a groove tor the reception of :i rope, seid shank having at its opposite extremity e transversely arranged hook adapt" ed to receive first the short end and then the long' end oit l[he rope, whereby tension upon the long end binds the two together with increased torce,

2. ln e device or" the class described, L shank having e hook at one extremity and a. groove in the outer side of said hook, and means at the opposite extremity ot the shank for reinovablj.T retaining both the long and short ends of a rope passed around the Lgroove in the said hook.

Y ln testimony whereof l atlix my signature in presence ot two witnesses.

FRTZ AXELSON.

Tifitnesses t P. el'. EowiN RoenvsoN, A. J. OBinnN.

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